Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Smooth Shadow Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Phaeophyscia ciliata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Smooth Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Smooth Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Elateridae	Physciaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Phaeophyscia ciliata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Smooth Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Smooth Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden